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I find this a curious statement. I don't necessarily (dis)agree but how can it be proven? What if Piracy really does have a huge impact on sales? I see his poin
by citricsquid 15y ago
I find this a curious statement. I don't necessarily (dis)agree but how can it be proven? What if Piracy really does have a huge impact on sales? I see his point but it's a gesture of disapproval not an actual point because piracy and the supposed resulting lost sales have no quantifiable measure.
- corford 15y agoUntil their is a "quantifiable measure" draconian legislation like SOPA and PIPA shouldn't even be on the table. Edit: creative accounting is fairly quantifiable, so why not "fix" that first?
- rmc 15y agoThe reason I think piracy doesn't have an impact on sales is because the film & music industry still exist. It's more than 10 years since Napster was shut down. More than 10 years of internet piracy. So how come the film & music industry are still around? If they are losing so much money, why are they still able to finance new films? Why are there still highly paid actors? If they are losing that much sales and revenue then they would have no money! They haven't been getting any bail outs, so they are still a successful industry. If piracy was a problem, it would have shut down some music/film companies by now. It hasn't, ergo piracy cannot be that big a problem.